[EN] Body composition of 503 growing rabbits of both sexes
was examined at the age of 6, 8, 1 O, 12, 14 and 16 weeks. The animals
were of four genotypes: purebred Pannon White (PP) and Danish
White (DD) and their ...[+]

[EN] Body composition of 503 growing rabbits of both sexes
was examined at the age of 6, 8, 1 O, 12, 14 and 16 weeks. The animals
were of four genotypes: purebred Pannon White (PP) and Danish
White (DD) and their reciproca! crossings: DP and PD. Between the
ages of 6 and 16 weeks, dry matter of the empty body increased from
27.6% to 34.2%, fat from 5.4% to 10.1 % and protein from 18.4% to
20.9%, whereas ash content decreased from 3.5% to 3.0%. The effect of body weight was greater than that of the age. The two groups
containing the highest numbers of animals (PP and DP) had similar
protein and ash content, but the DP genotype had a higher fa! content
than PP. Sex affected fa! content only: the female rabbits contained
significantly (P < 0.01) more body fa! than !he male rabbits but only a!
12weeks.[-]